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ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/aston-martin/v8-vantage

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Aston Martin

Model: V8 Vantage

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 17,518 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

91.0%

Share of this model's 17,518 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£350/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

44,925

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

45,057

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

18.0

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

2,930

2,930 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

17,518

17,518 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

2,930On the road

Insight summary

Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 2,930 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 91.0% from 17,518 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 80. The current pool shows an average of 44,925 miles and an average age of 18.0 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 45,057 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, windscreen damage and coil springs. The practical read is that the Aston Martin V8 Vantage looks convincing in this view, especially where normal wear items have been kept on top of.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	2,928
DIESEL	2

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	213
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	111
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	99
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	57
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	50
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	50
Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	50
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	50
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	50
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	49
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	46
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	45
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	41
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	41
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	38
Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))	37
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	36
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	36
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	35
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	31

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,379 defects across this top 25 set

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

213

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

111

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Aston Martin V8 Vantage reliability and MOT data